Month: September 1971

DAP sets up National New Villages Sub-Committee to champion the cause and right of 750,000 new villagers

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at the closing of the First DAP National Chinese-speaking seminar held at Morib on Sunday, 19th Sept. 1972 at 2 p.m.

DAP sets up National New Villages Sub-Committee to champion the cause and right of 750,000 new villagers

The DAP has set up a National New Villages Sub-Committee which will champion the cause and right of the 750,000 new villagers in Malaysia to participate fully in the government’s economic development programme.

The New Villages Sub-Committee will be spokesman for the aspirations of the 750,000 new villagers to be brought into the mainstream of economic development, and to receive equitable government development funds for new village development. Continue reading DAP sets up National New Villages Sub-Committee to champion the cause and right of 750,000 new villagers

Call on Alliance puppet government of Dr. Lim Chong Eu to resign and hold fresh State general elections

Speech by DAP Malacca State Chairman and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally in Penang at the Esplanade on Sunday, 5th September 1971 at 8pm

Call on Alliance puppet government of Dr. Lim Chong Eu to resign and hold fresh State general elections

In October last year, during my last visit to Penang, I had occasion to describe the Gerakan government of Dr. Lim Chong Eu as “more Alliance than the Alliance” in its complete disregard of the suffering and hardship of the ordinary people, its high-handed treatment of Opposition views and those who fall victim to its policies and measures.

Today, about a year later, there has been deterioration in the character of the Gerakan Government in Penang. It has become an Alliance puppet government, completely at the mercy of the four UMNO State Assemblymen in Penang. Continue reading Call on Alliance puppet government of Dr. Lim Chong Eu to resign and hold fresh State general elections

DAP calls for New Economic Policy for New Villages

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr Lim Kit Siang, at a DAP Public Rally at Kampar on Saturday, 4th September 1971 at 8pm

DAP calls for New Economic Policy for New Villages

In Ipoh two days ago, the Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, disclosed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has formed a new unit to assist new villages to obtain titles to the land they occupy. He also instructed district officers to help new villagers in this regard. The DAP welcomes this, for we had pressed for title to new villagers from the very formation of the DAP.

But this is a step which has been long overdue for two decades. When the people were resettled into new village 20 years ago, they should have been given title to the land they occupy, just as FELDO settles are given title to the land they occupy. Continue reading DAP calls for New Economic Policy for New Villages

Call on eligible voters to register

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr Lim Kit Siang, at a meeting of the Perak DAP State Sub-Committee in Ipoh on Saturday, 4th Sept 1971 at 4pm

Call on eligible voters to register

During the 1969 General Elections and at the recent Bekok by-election in Johore, we noticed that the overwhelming number of youths are on the side of the DAP in the fight for a democratic socialist Malaysia.

Youths support the DAP because we dare to speak out against all forms of injustice and inequality in the country. Continue reading Call on eligible voters to register

Tour of Bachang

The Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, today issued the following statement:

Tour of Bachang

I continued my constituency tour of Kota Barat yesterday, and visited Bachang in the company of DAP National Vice-Chairman, Daing Ibrahim bin Othman, Johore Organising Secretary, Sdr Khoo Chin Tow and DAP Malacca official, Sdr Ng Hoo Kiang.

My visit was cut short by rain after two hours. I will continue my tour next Friday, when I will visit Gajah Berang. Continue reading Tour of Bachang